Another chappie up~ Please let me know what you think, and don't hesitate to point out any mistakes I make.
A few hours later, Jing Jing was introduced to the returning Tang Rou, who was carrying tons of bags. When they shook hands, Tang Rou observed that Jing Jing's hands were rough and callused, while Jing Jing admired Tang Rou's smooth, pretty hand, though she only snuck a quick glance.
After the introductions, Jing Jing and Chen Guo helped Tang Rou bring the bags upstairs. Once done, Chen Guo told Tang Rou that she will be bringing Jing Jing out to get her daily necessities. Tang Rou nodded, and went off to unpack the bags she brought.
Chen Guo brought Jing Jing to a nearby shopping mall, and went into a shopping spree. She dragged Jing Jing to one shop after another; picking out many different styles of clothes and insisting Jing Jing try them on. They shopped non-stop for several hours, and it was only when Jing Jing pleaded exhaustion did Chen Guo agree that they go back.
Upon returning to the internet cafe, Chen Guo emptied out half a cupboard and a drawer so that Jing Jing could pack her new clothes inside. While Jing Jing was storing her newly bought clothes, Tang Rou asked Chen Guo about the new employee she hired, Ye Xiu, and mentioned that she heard he made Chen Guo extremely angry on his first day of job.
Chen Guo was rendered speechless, and thought of all the bad and good things he had done within the two days.
When Tang Rou prodded her again, Chen Guo replied that Ye Xiu is very good at Glory, but Tang Rou was doubtful. Chen Guo wanted to call Ye Xiu out to PK with Tang Rou, but the latter stopped the former, explaining that they should let Ye Xiu rest and wait till he's gotten up. Chen Guo was a tad reluctant, but she agreed with Tang Rou.
Jing Jing, who had just finished her packing, suddenly spoke up, "Guo Guo, what is Glory?"
"Oh, Glory is a very popular MMO, it's been running for 10 years! It's super fun! Wanna join me?"
"Hmmm, sounds interesting. Why not?"
Guo Guo internally cheered. Yes! I've now gotten someone else interested in this game. Now I just have to get Jing Jing to love the game, and then even if Ye Xiu fails to entice Rou Rou, we can both pester Rou Rou to play with us!
Chen Guo continued to share with Jing Jing about the different classes of Glory, and even showed her cool cuts of the pro-players PKing in the competitive scene. Jing Jing could only laugh in her heart. Guo Guo, even if you didn't entice me to play Glory, I would have done so myself. After all, Ye Xiu said that he won't get bored of the game even if he played for another ten years. I want to see for myself how attractive Glory can be.
"Guo Guo, stop tempting me, let's play Glory now!"
Chen Guo nodded fervently, and brought Jing Jing to the counter to get a new Glory card. Jing Jing wanted to pay, but Chen Guo waved it off. Thus, she decided to play in the fifth server together with Chen Guo. While Jing Jing was creating her character, Ye Xiu came downstairs.
Chen Guo called out to Ye Xiu, but he was lost in his thoughts, and didn't answer her. She then patted his back, and introduced him to Tang Rou. Finding the scene familiar, Jing Jing stopped what she was doing, and scooted up close. Drumroll please~ Let the drama begin~
Throughout the entire show *cough cough*, Jing Jing stood near the three main actors *cough Chen Guo cough Ye Xiu cough Tang Rou* and watched how he made Chen Guo angry, and then bullied Tang Rou in the Arena. Ah if only I have popcorn…oh oh she slapped down another bill...
The defeat lit a fire in Tang Rou, and she insisted on PK-ing again and again, not satisfied with losing. After eleven rounds, Tang Rou ran out of money. She wanted to go get more, but Ye Xiu stopped her. Due to the eleven rounds of PK, many people had crowded around Ye Xiu and Tang Rou. Upon finding out that Ye Xiu had a silver weapon, many rushed over to see.
Meanwhile, Chen Guo and Jing Jing brought Tang Rou upstairs, wanting to comfort her, but she was not depressed. In fact, Tang Rou even laughed and coaxed them to go look at Ye Xiu's Thousand Chance Umbrella (TCU), but Chen Guo huffed that she was his boss, and Jing Jing said she will stick to Chen Guo like glue until they see it. When the crowd dispersed, Chen Guo dashed downstairs, Jing Jing hot on her heels. They admired the TCU, and Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu a few questions. While they chatted, Jing Jing kept quiet, marveling at its design and admiring the genius who created the TCU. It's such a pity that he died before he could make his mark on the pro scene. Even though they're all just characters from a web novel, being here… makes them real and not just a figment of our imagination.
Her heart ached, and she could feel the sadness welling up in her chest. She quietly retreated back to her computer, but could only stare into blank space, her mind lost in thoughts.
A/N: Please don't be surprised if you some parts familiar. After all, this fanfic follows the storyline (to a certain extent). However, I've abbreviated the chapters so as to not repeat the translations done.